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Introduction

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, Android, web assembly, and more. It combines many features from different programming languages, including Java, CFML, Python, Ruby, Go, and PHP, to provide developers with a modern, functional, and expressive syntax.

Features at a Glance

• Language server integration
  • Inline documentation
  • Language hints
  • Type information (experimental)
• Built-in debugger
• Mini BoxLang web server for quick development/testing
• Code Highlights and Introspection for supported grammars: Java, HTML, CSS, SQL, CFML

License

BoxLang is open source and licensed under the Apache 2 License. Copyright and Registered Trademark by Ortus Solutions, Corp.

BoxLang Subscriptions

BoxLang can also be enhanced by purchasing subscriptions to give you:

• Business Support with SLAs
• Enhanced builds
• Custom patches and builds
• Dedicated Engineer
• Premium Modules
• Much More...

Support Open Source

To support us, please consider becoming our patron at patreon.com/ortussolutions for as little as $10/month.

Discussions & Help

The Ortus Community is how to get help: https://community.ortussolutions.com/c/boxlang/42

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You can also join our Slack Box Team at: https://boxteam.ortussolutions.com

Reporting a Bug

We all make mistakes from time to time :) So why not let us know about it and help us out? We also love 😍 pull requests, so please star us and fork us at https://github.com./ortus-boxlang/boxlang

Jira Issue Tracking

• BoxLang: https://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/BL
• BoxLang IDE: https://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/BLIDE
• BoxLang Modules: https://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/BLMODULES

Resources

• Professional Support: https://www.ortussolutions.com/services/support
• GitHub Org: https://github.com./ortus-boxlang
• Twitter: https://x.com/TryBoxLang
• FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/tryboxlang/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryboxlang

Ortus Solutions, Corp

This book was written and maintained by Luis Majano and the Ortus Solutions Development Team.

Ortus Solutions is a company that focuses on building professional open source tools, custom applications and great websites! We're the team behind ColdBox, the de-facto enterprise BoxLang HMVC Platform, TestBox, the BoxLang Testing and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Framework, ContentBox, a highly modular and scalable Content Management System, CommandBox, the BoxLang <BoxLang> CLI, package manager, etc, and many more - https://www.ortussolutions.com/